Chigger, Im in the winter group. Thanks everyone for your kind words. Wish my camera didnt distort the colors so bad.
Babyfire, Waltzing Matilda was not hard once I got the size adjusted. The pattern was for 16" block so had to work on cutting it down. The hardest part was the octogon in the middle. I love that pattern. PM me and I can tell you where to find it on line and tell you how I cut it down for a 12" block.